German stocks - Factors to watch on Feb. 18

Bertrandt AG

18/02/2019 06:03

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Monday:
    
    AUTOS  DAIGn.DE   BMWG.DE   VOWG_p.DE  
    The U.S. Commerce Department sent a report on Sunday to U.S.
President Donald Trump that could unleash steep tariffs on
imported cars and auto parts.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20D022
    Car imports from Europe do not endanger U.S. national
security, German car lobby VDA said, echoing comments by
Chancellor Angela Merkel.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20C0L1  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1XY00B
    German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to extend tax
incentives for electric company cars, he told a newspaper, the
government's latest attempt to boost demand for clean vehicles.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20B0IH
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE  
    The German drugmaker took full control of Vitrakvi, a drug
used against a variety of cancers driven by a rare genetic
mutation, in a deal with from Eli Lilly's  LLY.N  Loxo Oncology.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20A59U
    
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE  
    Chinese conglomerate HNA has cut its stake in Deutsche Bank
to 6.3 percent, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20B05X
    
    DEUTSCHE POST  DPWGn.DE  
    Deutsche Post plans to merge some of its parcel delivery
operations and cuts jobs, Die Welt reported. 
    
    Wirecard  WDIG.DE 
    Germany's financial watchdog Bafin on Monday issued a ban
against establishing or increasing short positions in Wirecard. 
BaFin said the share price performance of Wirecard had triggered
market uncertainties, citing "short attacks" followed and
facilitated by negative reporting in the media. The ban applies
until Apr. 18, BaFin added.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N20300Y
    
    AIRBUS  AIR.PA    AIRG.DE 
    Company said on Sunday it would have to make "difficult
decisions" about future investment if Britain crashes out of the
European Union without a deal, adding it had already spent tens
of millions of euros in preparations.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20C09J
        
    BERTRANDT  BDTG.DE 
    Q1 EBIT stood at 18.33 million euros, up from 17.77 euros in
the previous year, the company reported on Monday.   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN20D0BE
    
    PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN  PATGn.DE 
    2018 preliminary results due
    
    VAPIANO  VAO.DE  
    The restaurant chain lowered its forecasts and said it would
slow its expansion.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP0005IR
    
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    METRO  B4B.DE  - 0.70 euros/shr dividend

    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.7 pct,  Nasdaq  .IXIC  +0.6 pct at
close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.8 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +2.3 pct.
 .T   .SS 
    Time: 6:03 GMT. 
    
    ECONOMY
    * Recent data point to a weakening euro zone economy, the
European Central Bank's Olli Rehn told Handelsblatt on Sunday,
adding that interest rates would remain at the current level
until monetary policy goals have been met.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20C0JF
    *No major economic data scheduled.
    
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